Man fatally shot in Bucktown
A man was shot to death Friday afternoon in Bucktown. The 34-year-old was on a sidewalk about 2:15 p.m. in the 2200 block of West Fullerton Avenue when someone fired …
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Canvas hack leads U. of I. to postpone finals, schools to scramble without popular learning tool
Many Illinois colleges and schools are scrambling after the online learning platform Canvas went offline Thursday following a cyberattack on its parent company. The shutdown forced the University of Illinois …
Canvas hack leads U. of I. to postpone finals, schools to scramble without popular learning tool Read MoreChicago school board’s investigation into media leaks fails to yield results
An investigation into who was responsible for leaking internal Chicago Board of Education information to the media was unable to reach a conclusion, according to a report released Thursday. Two …
Chicago school board’s investigation into media leaks fails to yield results Read MoreBig Ten received $1.47 billion in total revenue for 2024-25
The Big Ten joined the Southeastern Conference in crossing the $1 billion mark in total revenue for the 2024-25 fiscal year, marking a significant uptick in payouts to its member …
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No Doubt’s Tony Kanal on Las Vegas Sphere Residency, Why They Haven’t Toured in Years and Whether New Music Is in the Works
It was mere hours before No Doubt kicked off their residency at Las Vegas’ Sphere when the emotional weight of the moment struck bassist Tony Kanal. “I had a good …
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Opposition Mounts to Paramount-WBD Merger. Will It Make a Difference?
There’s a lot of sound and fury against David Ellison’s pending $111 billion megamerger with Warner Bros. Discovery. But what changes to the current terms of the pact will it …
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Shawn Levy to Direct Original Sci-Fi Drama ‘Somewhere Out There’ for Netflix
Shawn Levy is set to direct the original sci-fi movie “Somewhere Out There” for Netflix. The streamer picked up the spec script written by Max Taxe in a bidding war. …
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Cannes: Renée Zellweger, Sissy Spacek and Mia Threapleton to Star in ‘A Woman in the Sun’
Oscar winners Renée Zellweger and Sissy Spacek will star with rising talent Mia Threapleton in “A Woman in the Sun.” Black Bear and Artist Equity have partnered with Zellweger’s Big …
Cannes: Renée Zellweger, Sissy Spacek and Mia Threapleton to Star in ‘A Woman in the Sun’ Read MoreChicago Archdiocese marks 1 year since Pope Leo XIV’s election
Nieva Mehta sat in the last row of the first block of pews at Holy Name Cathedral Friday afternoon — the same seat she claims for nearly every Mass. But …
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Music Industry Moves: Angine de Poitrine Signs With Third Side Music Publishing; the War and Treaty Pact With Atlantic Outpost
The fast-rising bonkers Montreal rock duo Angine de Poitrine, whose popularity soared after a live KEXP session, have inked an exclusive publishing deal with independent music publisher Third Side Music, …
Music Industry Moves: Angine de Poitrine Signs With Third Side Music Publishing; the War and Treaty Pact With Atlantic Outpost Read MoreChicago Sinfonietta musicians say pause in programming came as ‘shock to everyone’ and amid audience declines
Members of the Chicago Sinfonietta are facing an uncertain future following the organization’s public announcement Thursday that it will pause programming until 2027 and lay off administrative staff amid financial …
Chicago Sinfonietta musicians say pause in programming came as ‘shock to everyone’ and amid audience declines Read MoreNFL will announce its regular-season schedule on Thursday
NEW YORK — The NFL will release its complete regular-season schedule on Thursday. The announcement made Friday is in line with the past couple of years, when the schedule has …
NFL will announce its regular-season schedule on Thursday Read MoreFraudster accused of bilking $450M ordered jailed in Chicago, with judge citing his ‘untrustworthiness’
A convicted fraudster was ordered held in custody Friday at the federal jail in downtown Chicago as he awaits extradition to New York to face charges that he bilked a …
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Lauren Boebert Tells MAGA Congressman, “Get a Warrant!”
After House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) pushed Republicans to pass a 45-day extension of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Section 702 last week, the Republicans who voted against the …
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